Point-protector for hat-pins.



A. BODOR.

POINT PROTECTOR FOR HAT PINS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30. 1911.

WITNESSES INVENTOR BX WWW ar %/W la ATTORNEY PatentedB ept. 5, 1911.

piarran s ra'rns PATENT OFFICE.

I ANDOR BODOR, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

POINT-PROTECTOR FOR HAT-PINS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

Application filed JanuaryBO, 1911. Serial No. 605,605.

vice for hat pins, which is capable of manu-,

facture on a commercial scale, or-in'othcr .words which is not sodifiicult' to produce as to be beyond the reasonable cost of such anarticle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a safety hat pin ofsymmetrical appearance, which is obtained by making both of the pinappear alike.

With these and other Objects in View,

which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood,the same consists in the combination, arrangement and con strnction ofparts hereinafter fully de-' scribed, pointed out in the appended claim15 and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understoodthat many changes may be made in the size and proportion of the severalparts and minor details of conn H struction without departing from thespirit sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which 'l igure 1 is a side elevation of asafety hat pin constructed in accordance with the present invention;Fig. 2 is an enlarged section of one end of the hat pin' with theprotecting device in position thereon; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of- Fig. 2;

in the drawings, the numeral 4 indicates a hat pin which is providedupon both of its ends with points 5, 5. The point protectors are denotedby the numeral 6, and, since their 63.:St1lll'fhl0ll is alike, it'willbe suliicient to describe only one of the same.

The point protector coihprises a substantially tuhnlar member 7, thebore 8' of which The mouth 9 of the' tubular member 7 is enlarged sothat the pin will easily find its way into. this tubular memher. Asleeve 10 is fixedlyattached around the mouth of the tubular member 7;the inner diameter of the inner end of the sleeve being somewhat largerthan the outer diam-. eter of the tubular member 7, whereby an.

annular space 11 is formed between the said tubular member and thesleeve 10, for a purpose to be described. A cap 12 inclosessubstantially the tubular member 7 and is' ,shiftably arranged thereon.This cap c0mprises a cylindrical portion 13, which fits into the annularspace 11, a conical portion 14:, and a preferably semi-globular portion15. The semi-globular portion 15 is;

in the device illustrated in'the drawings, attached to the conicalportion 14 by crimping, although it will be easily seen that it could befastened thereto in any other suitable manner. The tubular member '1 isprovided at its middle portion with a substantially conical. extension16, in which are formed recesses 17, 17, adapted to receive a pluralityof balls 18, 18 in such a manner that these halls are adapted to projectinto the bore 8 and thus contact with the pin 1-, when'the dei iceiisassembled. A partition 19 is arranged in the cap 12, and against thispartitio'l and the conical extension 16 bears a heli a l spring 20,tending to force the tubular member 7 and the cap 12 in oppositedirections, whereby the balls 18 are caused by the inner surface of theconical portion 1 1 of the cap to project into the bore 8;

The operation of this. device is as follows: In order to arrange thepoint protector upon the pin, the cap 14 is shifted toward the mouth ofthe tubular member 7 as far as the annular space 11 will allow this tobe done. It will be observed that the pressure upon the balls 18 willthusbe released, as

the inner surface of the conical portion of the cap will not contactwith the said balls.

The point of the pin can thus be easily in- 'serted into the bore 8 ofthe tubular member 7, and when then the spring 20 is allowed free tonot; the inner surface of the conical portion of the cap will force saidballs into which consists of a plurality of balls held in frictionalcontact by means of the spring with the parts to be connected.

The cap .12 can be ornamented according to the requirements, and made ofany suitable material.

What I'claim is In a point protector for hat pins, the combination witha tubular member adapted to receive the point of a pin, and provided atits middle portion with a shoulder having radially arranged recesses, ofa sleeve fixedly attached around the mouth of said tubular member, theinner diameter of the inner end of said sleeve being somewhat largerthan the outer diameter of said tubular member, whereby an annular spaceis formed between said tubular member and said sleeve, a longitudinallyslidable cap mounted upon said tubular member having a conical surface,the outer end of said cap projecting into the space between said tubularmember and said sleeve, a plurality of balls arranged in said recessesand adapted to be engaged by said conical surface, a par tition wall insaid cap having an opening which is engaged by said tubular member, :11ft a helical spring bearing against said shoulder and said partition forforcing said tubular member and ea in opposite directions so as to causesai bear against said balls and to force the latter radially toward theaxis of said tubular member, substantially as specified.

Signed at Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey,this th day of January, A. D. 1911.

ANDOR BODOR.

Witnesses ALBERT GALLE, HANS Sonfinnnn.

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